Washington -- President Clinton established by Executive Order January
11 the Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group.

The Group will "locate, inventory, recommend for declassification, and
make available to the public at the National Archives and Records
Administration all classified Nazi war criminal records of the United
States, subject to certain designated exceptions as provided in the
Act. The Working Group shall coordinate with agencies and take such
actions as necessary to expedite the release of such records to the
public," according to the Executive Order.

Following is the White House text:

January 11, 1999

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Press Secretary

EXECUTIVE ORDER 13110

NAZI WAR CRIMINAL RECORDS INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the
laws of the United States of America, including the Nazi War Crimes
Disclosure Act (Public Law 105-246) (the "Act"), it is hereby ordered as
follows:

Section 1. Establishment of Working Group. There is hereby
established the Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group
(Working Group). The function of the Group shall be to locate,
inventory, recommend for declassification, and make available to the
public at the National Archives and Records Administration all classified
Nazi war criminal records of the United States, subject to certain
designated exceptions as provided in the Act. The Working Group shall
coordinate with agencies and take such actions as necessary to expedite
the release of such records to the public.

Sec. 2. Schedule. The Working Group should complete its work to
the greatest extent possible and report to the Congress within 1 year.

Sec. 3. Membership.

(a) The Working Group shall be composed of
the following members:

(1) Archivist of the United States (who shall serve as Chair of the
Working Group);

(2) Secretary of Defense;

(3) Attorney General;

(4) Director of Central Intelligence;

(5) Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation;

(6) Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum;

(7) Historian of the Department of State; and

(8) Three other persons appointed by the President.

(b) The Senior Director for Records and Access Management of the
National Security Council will serve as the liaison to and attend the
meetings of the Working Group. Members of the
Working Group who are full-time Federal officials may serve on the
Working Group through designees.

Sec. 4. Administration.

(a) To the extent permitted by law and
subject to the availability of appropriations, the National Archives and
Records Administration shall provide the Working Group with funding,
administrative services, facilities, staff, and other support services
necessary for the performance of the functions of the Working Group.

(b) The Working Group shall terminate 3 years from the date of this
Executive order.